First test of a flying directed energy weapon vs. missile. A 747-mounted chemical laser beam fires, tracks, disables boosting missile.

The aircraft, YAL-1, was developed from a 747 Freighter. The whole project was cancelled-as-hell for being hugely impractical.

A bald man looks on, wild with envy for the raw energy of the dome above him.

USAF claims YAL-1 has the largest-ever turret assembly.